The Socialist Train Rolls On

So for whatever reason, the government bailed out a number of financial companies including AIG. Presumably because without the bailout, the economic peril that we would have faced would be greater with a Chapter 11 filing than what we’re facing now. We wouldn’t be spending taxpayer monies on investigating the AIG bonus issue as a bankruptcy filing would have allowed for those contracts to be voided or renegotiated. Fine. We are where we are so what’s next, improvements to the financial system? No, according to (gulp) the New York Times, we hear that the Obama Administration is seeking to empower the Federal Reserve with powers to oversee large companies boards and how they compensate officers and other executives.

As unappealing as these bonuses might be to the average American in fiscal woes, where is this taking us. I think the slippery slope that we’ve referenced before is upon us: government intervention in private industry (even those not in distress). What’s next? Maybe the government will “determine” that Baseball players earn too much for their lollygagging around the bases. Maybe they’ll put a 90% tax on Hollywood movie stars? Aside from the fact that the latter would alienate the loyal subjects of POTUS Obama, I wouldn’t put it past the Obama Amateur hour.

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